
Taxis from downtown cost about 15 dollars, and if there are any cruise ships on the day you go, you can bet it will have at least a few beached white tourist fish. Directly across on the northern side from Charlotte Amalie, a crescent shaped bay with a mile of white sand and several bars and small stores. Magen's Bay - The most famous feature, besides the shopping, on the island.Red Hook has ferry service to the island of Saint John. Don't get stuck there though, unless you have a lot of people in your group, a taxi will not likely take you downtown after about 9PM. There is a little more nightlife and activities, restaurants in Red Hook, you can catch the dollar taxi ($2/person each way to Red Hook from downtown), it takes about 30 minutes to get there. Red Hook - Also referred to as the East End.Downtown there are a couple of bars that sport the younger crowd and have loud music etc. If you happen to be downtown at night, Frenchtown is where the classier places are, for food and drinks. But it's a great place to "people watch" as well. Nearly every day, tourists visit some of the 300 or so jewelry and other stores in the city (see "Buy" below). Charlotte Amalie (pronounced SHAR-lut uh-MAHL-yuh or AH-muh-lee) - The capital city, referred to as " downtown", is the destination for many cruise ships due to its deep water harbor.Thomas does have a couple of official cities. Virgin Islands.Įven though it's only 32 square miles, St.


For other places with the same name, see Saint Thomas (disambiguation).
